Clover
Clover believed that having a film in an unknown environment causes tension as when an audience, you don't know what is going to happen and the unfamiliar location.
She believed highly in the Final Girl Theory which is common in horror, it suggests that a group of friends or strangers are picked off one-by-one until one female is left living until the end where she is faced to confront the killer where she gets killed. Carol Clover came up with this theory as she believed that the last person is always vulnerable and in horror films, a blonde girl seems vulnerable to a killer. The final girl in horror films usually conform to the same characteristics, as they are sexually unavailable or virginial, and avoid the characteristics of the victims as they don't smoke or take drugs. Occasionally the final girl may have a history with the killer, and is usually seen as the 'investigative consciousness' of the film and helps to move the plot forward.
(A Prison is a perfect environment for a horror,
as you as the audience aren't familiar with the
surroundings)
Clover believed that having a film in an unknown environment causes tension as when an audience, you don't know what is going to happen and the unfamiliar location.
She believed highly in the Final Girl Theory which is common in horror, it suggests that a group of friends or strangers are picked off one-by-one until one female is left living until the end where she is faced to confront the killer where she gets killed. Carol Clover came up with this theory as she believed that the last person is always vulnerable and in horror films, a blonde girl seems vulnerable to a killer. The final girl in horror films usually conform to the same characteristics, as they are sexually unavailable or virginial, and avoid the characteristics of the victims as they don't smoke or take drugs. Occasionally the final girl may have a history with the killer, and is usually seen as the 'investigative consciousness' of the film and helps to move the plot forward.
(A Prison is a perfect environment for a horror,
as you as the audience aren't familiar with the
surroundings)
Craven
Wes Craven thought that being in a safe environment causes more tension when something unexpected happens. In a safe environment to the victim, such as a home, a sense of comfort is spread throughout the audience. Despite it being at home, it is usually dark outside and/or raining. Something happens in the house, such as a creaking of a door opening a jar which the victim investigates. Tension is usually built up and then nothing happens so that when something does happen such as the killer appearing, it makes the audience watching jump. He realised that in most films, the vulnerable woman trips which causes the killer to catch up with them. Craven tried in some of his films to break this chain from being a stereotypical cliche girl in a horror film.
Wes Craven thought that being in a safe environment causes more tension when something unexpected happens. In a safe environment to the victim, such as a home, a sense of comfort is spread throughout the audience. Despite it being at home, it is usually dark outside and/or raining. Something happens in the house, such as a creaking of a door opening a jar which the victim investigates. Tension is usually built up and then nothing happens so that when something does happen such as the killer appearing, it makes the audience watching jump. He realised that in most films, the vulnerable woman trips which causes the killer to catch up with them. Craven tried in some of his films to break this chain from being a stereotypical cliche girl in a horror film.
Kaminsky
Kaminsky's theory suggests that weapons are an extension of the human body and become associated with the character that wields the weapon, for example, Jason Vorhees with his Machete. Guns are never used in slashers as they are too clean, so they don't produce enough blood to satisfy your audience, however they are usually used for authoritative figures, but they are never used effectively and usually end up with the authoritative figure being killed, with a few exceptions. The link between weapon and killer will then remain in the audience's memory, meaning if they were to see the weapon in a different context, they would make the link between the killer that uses the weapon and the weapon itself, and without these weapons, the link wouldnt be made, showing that weapons are a true extension of the character.
Kaminsky's theory suggests that weapons are an extension of the human body and become associated with the character that wields the weapon, for example, Jason Vorhees with his Machete. Guns are never used in slashers as they are too clean, so they don't produce enough blood to satisfy your audience, however they are usually used for authoritative figures, but they are never used effectively and usually end up with the authoritative figure being killed, with a few exceptions. The link between weapon and killer will then remain in the audience's memory, meaning if they were to see the weapon in a different context, they would make the link between the killer that uses the weapon and the weapon itself, and without these weapons, the link wouldnt be made, showing that weapons are a true extension of the character.
Wheeler Winston Dixon
Dixon believed that women and men are sites of activity, and therefore should be killed off in horror films, regardless of the character that they play or their importance to the plot. Dixon goes on to say that modern horrors are more gory and graphic as that's what modern audiences are demanding. As characters such as Frankenstein and Dracula don't appeal to audiences anymore due to the lack of gore. So directors have to compensate for this by using more blunt objects and sharp weapons in order to produce as much blood as possible. So villains and monsters such as Jason Vorhees and Freddy Krueger use Sharp Machetes and a Claw hand in order to produce as much blood as possible.
Dixon believed that women and men are sites of activity, and therefore should be killed off in horror films, regardless of the character that they play or their importance to the plot. Dixon goes on to say that modern horrors are more gory and graphic as that's what modern audiences are demanding. As characters such as Frankenstein and Dracula don't appeal to audiences anymore due to the lack of gore. So directors have to compensate for this by using more blunt objects and sharp weapons in order to produce as much blood as possible. So villains and monsters such as Jason Vorhees and Freddy Krueger use Sharp Machetes and a Claw hand in order to produce as much blood as possible.